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Orion StarShoot Deep-Space Camera Messier Images Index |
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French astromoner Charles Messier (1730-1817) created a catalog of nebulae and star clusters so that these objects would not be confused for comets which was his observing focus. Messier claimed to have discoved 21 comets. The Messier catalog contains objects observed by Messier and his fellow astronomer Pierre Mechain (1744-1805). The largest telescope used by Messier was 3.5 inch refractor.
The Messier catalog lists 110 deep sky objects cataloged by M numbers: M1 through M110. Messier objects are an excellent observing list for those intersted in observing deep sky objects and whoes observing location is in the mid-northern latitudes.
The above Messier images were taken by David Haworth with a Orion StarShoot Deep-Space CCD Color Imaging Camera.
Use the monitor test patterns to calibrate monitor brightness, contrast, height and width.